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Apiaceae

Garden chervil

Anthriscus cerefolium Hoffm.

Family
Apiaceae
Genus
Anthriscus

Pets and kids

  • CatsNot sure
  • DogsNot sure
  • KidsSafe
Why

Cats: Not sure

We found no reliable source on this plant for cats, so we don't call it safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked with your vet.

Dogs: Not sure

We found no reliable source on this plant for dogs, so we don't call it safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked with your vet.

Kids: Safe

Sources below say it is non-toxic to young children. Any plant can upset a stomach if a lot is eaten.

Garden chervil: Zamatos turbolya, Anthriscus cerefolium.
Photo: Derzsi Elekes Andor, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Is Garden chervil safe for cats, dogs and kids?

Is Garden chervil safe for cats?

We found no reliable source on this plant for cats, so we don't call it safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked with your vet.

Is Garden chervil safe for dogs?

We found no reliable source on this plant for dogs, so we don't call it safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked with your vet.

Is Garden chervil safe for kids?

Our sources call Garden chervil non-toxic to young children. Any plant can upset a stomach if a lot is eaten.

Ate some? Call your vet or the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center at (888) 426-4435 (a fee may apply). For a child, call Poison Help at 1-800-222-1222 (US). If they are struggling to breathe or collapse, call 911. Don't give anything by mouth unless a vet or poison expert tells you to.

See all cat-safe plants, dog-safe plants and child-safe plants.

Common names

By language (65)
ang
Cerfille
Arabic
سرفيل بستاني, سرفيل سرفيلي, مقدونس افرنجي
Armenian
Կերբելուկ մոմատերև
arz
سرفيل بستانى
Basque
Apoperrexil, Perraitz
Belarusian
Маркоўнік цмяналісты, Маркоўнік цьмянечналісты
Breton
Serfilh
Bulgarian
Див керевиз, Азмацуг, Кервел
Cantonese
法國芫茜
Catalan
Cerfull
Central Kurdish
مەندۆک
Chinese
法國芫荽, 雪维菜, 蜡叶峨参
Corsican
Pedi puddinu, Pede pullinu
Croatian
Krasuljica
Czech
Kerblík třebule, Třebule pravá
Danish
Have-kørvel, Dansk kørvel
Dutch
Echte kervel, Kervel
English
Garden chervil, Chervil, French parsley
Esperanto
Cerefolio
Estonian
Aed-harakputk
Finnish
Maustekirveli, Kirveli
French
Cerfeuil commun, Cerfeuil
frr
Kerbel
Galician
Cerefolio
Georgian
Ჭყიმამხალი
German
Echter Kerbel, Garten-Kerbel, Gartenkerbel, Kerbel
Greek
Μυρώνι
Hebrew
תמכה
Hindi
चेवील, केरविल
Hungarian
Zamatos turbolya
Icelandic
Garðakerfill, Kerfill
Indonesian
Cerwil
io
Cerfolio
Irish
Costóg
Italian
Cerfoglio
Japanese
チャービル, ウイキョウゼリ, セルフィーユ
Korean
처빌
kw
Serfel
Lithuanian
Daržinis builis
lld
Ciovita
Luxembourgish
Kierwel
Macedonian
Крбулица
Malay
Cervil
nds
Kaarvel
Norwegian Bokmål
Hagekjørvel, Kjørvel
Norwegian Nynorsk
Hagekjørvel
Occitan
Cerfuèlh
os
Гæнгæлы, Дзиликъу, Мæкæрæз, Хуыскъæл
pcd
Cherfu, Chérfuë
Persian
جعفری فرنگی
Polish
Trybula ogrodowa
Portuguese
Cerefólio, Cerefolho
Romanian
Hasmațuchi
Russian
Кервель ажурный, Myrrhis cerefolium, Кервель обыкновенный, Кервель огородный, Купырь бутенелистный, Купырь длинноносиковый, Купырь-кервель, Снедок
Serbian
Krbuljica
Slovak
Trebuľka voňavá
Slovenian
Prava krebuljica, Krebuljica
Spanish
Cerefolio, Perejil francés, Perifollo, Prifolio
Swedish
Dansk körvel, Trädgårdskörvel
Tamil
தோட்டப் பூண்டு
Thai
เชอร์วิล
Turkish
Frenk maydanozu
Ukrainian
Кервель
Welsh
Gorthyfail y gerddi, Sierfel, Y berllys
wuu
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Synonyms

  • Anthriscus cerefolium subsp. trichosperma Nyman
  • Anthriscus cerefolium var. crispa Alef.
  • Anthriscus cerefolium var. longirostris (Bertol.) Cannon
  • Anthriscus cerefolium var. trichocarpa Neilr.
  • Anthriscus cerefolium var. trichosperma Wimm. & Grab.
  • Anthriscus cerefolium var. vulgaris Alef.
  • Anthriscus chaerophyllus St.-Lag.
  • Anthriscus longirostris Bertol.
  • Anthriscus sativus Besser
  • Anthriscus trachyspermus (Besser) Rchb. ex Nyman
  • Anthriscus trichospermus Spreng.
  • Anthriscus vulgaris var. trichosperma Roth
  • Cerefolium cerefolium (L.) Britton
  • Cerefolium sativum Besser
  • Cerefolium sylvestre Besser
  • Cerefolium trichospermum Besser
  • Chaerefolium cerefolium (L.) Schinz
  • Chaerefolium cerefolium subsp. trichospermum (Wimm. & Grab.) Schinz & Thell.
  • Chaerefolium trichospermum (Schinz & Thell.) Stankov
  • Chaerophyllum cerefolium (L.) Crantz
  • Chaerophyllum nemorosum Lag. ex DC.
  • Chaerophyllum sativum Lam.
  • Myrrhodes cerefolia Kuntze
  • Scandix cerefolium L.
  • Scandix tenuifolia Salisb.
  • Selinum cerefolium (L.) E.H.L.Krause

Characteristics

Growth habit
Forb/herb
Lifespan
Annual
In the US and Canada
Canada: introduced, Greenland: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced

Photos

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.